Co-hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough, “Dancing with the Stars” returned to ABC last week with an expanded season 32 premiere. The season also simulcasts LIVE on Disney+ in the US and Canada and is available the next day on Hulu.
Disney has revealed that after just three days of viewing across linear and streaming platforms, the season premiere of ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” jumped to 6.50 million Total Viewers and hit a 1.08 rating among Adults 18-49.
“Dancing with the Stars” grew by +1.72 million Total Viewers and by +69% in Adults 18-49 from Live+Same day to multiplatform+3 day, delivering the series’ biggest delayed-viewing increases since September 2021 – since 9/20/21 and 9/27/21, respectively.
The premiere of “Dancing with the Stars” held even with the series’ prior season on ABC (in fall 2021) in Total Viewers (6.50 million).
New episodes of “Dancing With the Stars” debit Tuesdays on ABC and stream LIVE on Disney+ in the United States and Canada and stream the next day on Hulu.
The celebrities and professional dancers this season are as follows (in alphabetical order):
- Supermodel Tyson Beckford with partner Jenna Johnson
- Marvel star Xochitl Gomez with partner Val Chmerkovskiy
- TV and film star Alyson Hannigan with partner Sasha Farber
- Social media and reality TV star Harry Jowsey with partner Rylee Arnold
- From “The Bachelorette,” Charity Lawson with partner Artem Chigvintsev
- From “Vanderpump Rules,” Ariana Madix with partner Pasha Pashkov
- GRAMMY®-winning singer Jason Mraz with partner Daniella Karagach
- NFL All-Star Adrian Peterson with partner Britt Stewart
- Singer and social media star Lele Pons with partner Brandon Armstrong
- Oscar®-winning actress Mira Sorvino with partner Gleb Savchenko
- Actress Jamie Lynn Spears with partner Alan Bersten
- Real estate mogul and TV star Mauricio Umansky with partner Emma Slater
- Comedian and actor Matt Walsh with partner Koko Iwasaki
- From “The Brady Bunch,” actor Barry Williams with partner Peta Murgatroyd
The pairs will be judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts, including Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough.
“Dancing with the Stars” is produced by BBC Studios Los Angeles Productions.